<p>Do you think it would be hard to take AP Euro along with 3 other AP classes next year (Chem, Bio, & Span)? Also, what is the class like (like reading and what the class covers)?</p>
<p>I took Euro as a self-study along with Chem and 4 other APs this year.</p>
<p>I don't know what the class is like since I self-studied the course, but I can say it will definately be easier than Bio or Spanish. </p>
<p>The course covers European history from Renaissance and beyond, so the scope of history covered is significantly smaller than that of World History; but at the same time, it isn't as detail-oriented as APUSH. </p>
<p>If you like history and don't mind reading and memorizing events/places/names, go for it! It should be an easy 5 (or at least a 4).</p>
<p>The class pretty strenous, it's almost like your life revolves around it. But it is worth all that work. The readings are pretty extensive and kind of boring (actually it depends on the book that your school uses) my book was Western Civilization by Jackson Spielvogel, this book has everything you need but, it can make anything boring.</p>
<p>they made Leonardo Da Vinci boring :(</p>
<p>Meh. My Euro class was a joke. It was a first year class and the teacher knew less about European history than I did. </p>
<p>But I thought the coursework was pretty easy.</p>
<p>it depends on what kind of teacher and what school you are in. My school has a very rigorous AP course.</p>
<p>My school is on block scheduling, but every euro class was a straight 2 hour lecture. There was no hw for the class, except to study for tests(one every 3 weeks).
But our teacher has a 90% pass rate so he knows what he's doing.....
So again, it really depends on your teacher</p>
<p>AP Euro is rumored to be the hardest AP at my school. The teacher is a beast.</p>
<p>EDIT: why did I just bump a 3-day old thread?</p>
<p>It's supposed to be a rather difficult AP, a notch under French...or so the administration at my school atests. I took the class sophomore year. Well my teacher...I'm pretty sure he was preparing us for like jeoprody...we often had more conversations about soccer and Africa than AP Euro. Oh and we can't forget out lessons about pop culture! (I juxtaposed a Courtier to a metrosexual and it floated his boat.) Basically I sat in the class making inane comments. I never read out of my text book and rarely did any of the hw (because never collected it) and relied only on the Barrons review book which offers a concise overview of everything you need to know. I never bothered to get the REA book because it was pretentious looking and thick, but I did grab a copy just to try out the multiple choice.</p>
<p>Reading only the Barrons review book and later an outline I printed off of APHistoryteacher.net, while studying on the soccer field during games (my coach benched me because I cut practice for rehersals) I managed a 3. :)</p>
<p>I would assume that AP teachers are usually adept, slave driving, beast that you learn to love, a.k.a. my APUSH teacher who gave insane reading assignment every night that we had to outline...so taking APUSH this year was a lot of work. I'm going to say flat out that AP Euro at my school was probably less work than the class my peers took (world history) for Regents requirements...until like the month before the AP, when it was crunch time.</p>
<p>If you're considering to self study, and have taken an AP history class before, and have good study habits, I think you'll do fine with Barron's and REA, and if you can get a hold of multiple choice from the Palmer textbook, and actually do well on those, you'll do well in the exam. </p>
<p>I still recall my essays for the AP exam two years ago. Supposed there was a really easy essay question on Henry VIII, but I didn't remember which Henry he was, and whether he was English and French so, I ended up writing a really BS essay about women's rights during the Industrial Revolution in Europe. (And that was a really long shot for me, because when I walked out of the exam I made a b-line to my AP teacher and ask him if the 1850's fell into that that era...it did, and I had Mary Wollstencraft [sp?] as some random research hw I was forced to do...) And my other essay was on Lenin, well I didn't know I could tie it in with the Communist Manifesto until after the exam. :(...so my essay was based on what some girl read to me on an index card like 15 minutes before the exam...something about a 10 year plan.</p>
<p>Mind you I didn't even know the AP essay format...I winged my thesis statements.</p>
<p>So I'm like expecting a 4 or 5 on APUSH this year, or I'll cry.</p>
<p>I took AP euro as a junior and the rest of the class consisted of an assortment of interesting seniors. Anyway we really did nothing all year, some lectures and videos mostly. Our teacher was retiring so it wasnt a top priority that we all do well. Anyway I never really did any reading or know anything and didnt study anything passed WWI. Somehow I managed a 5. It's not that difficult if you use modern european history and REA.</p>
<p>all depends on the teacher, if you have a good teacher, then take it</p>
<p>my teacher was also a joke and knew less than many people</p>